BREAKING: Russia says it will withdraw from the ISS after 2024, casting new doubt over future global collaboration in space.
after 2024, ending its involvement in a project that has long served as a key symbol of post-Cold War cooperation.cast new doubt over the future of global collaboration in spaceThe head of Russia's space agency told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the country would exit the space station project and focus on building its own, according to state media.
The ISS was launched in 1998 and has been hailed as an example of reconciliation by these longtime adversaries. He said that the main aim of Russia's space agency should be to"raise the bar" and provide the country with"necessary space services" such as global navigation, communication and meteorological data.The announcement comes as the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine threatens to impact everything from European energy supplies to global food stocks.
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